Bellasera

Scottsdale, Arizona is home to scores of master-planned, gated communities. However, out of all of them, Bellasera arguably is one that garners a significant amount of attention and admiration.

In fact, Bellasera is as much known for its prestige and luxury as it is its convenient location in Scottsdale. It is surrounded by gorgeous views of the desert and sits at the foot of the beautiful and imposing Lone Mountain.

Bellasera, which loosely translates in Spanish as “It will be beautiful,” is situated on a total of 290 acres. Specifically, it is located east of North Scottsdale Road and west of North Hayden Road. Its northern border touches East Lone Mountain Road while its southern border reaches East Montgomery Road.

The community came into being in 1998 when well-known homebuilder Del Webb was tasked with designing and building the homes in Bellasera. While there are no age restrictions for anyone who wants to buy a home here, the amenities in the community are geared toward older homeowners and retirees. The overall emphasis on life in Bellasera centers on enjoying a relaxed and low-maintenance everyday lifestyle that exceeds anything that can be found in other Scottsdale communities.

Indeed, homeowners find it easy to relax and enjoy their lives in Bellasera with the comfortable designs found in the homes here. There are more than 360 single-family homes found in Bellasera. The real estate market consists of resale homes only; no new construction homes are currently available.

Still, experienced real estate professionals like Carl Chapman REALTOR and West USA Realty can show interested buyers the homes for sale in Bellasera once they come up on the market. The homes for sale here range in price from the low $300,000s to the mid-$800,000s and typically have at least two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage. They also encompass between 1400 to 3300 square feet of living space.

Additionally, homes for sale in Bellasera typically offer amenities and features like:

• Covered patios
• Dens or family rooms
• Rock and succulent landscaping
• Covered front walkways or entrances
• Enclosed backyards
• Tile or wood flooring
• Large windows
• Walk-in closets
• Modern kitchen appliances
• Sliding patio doors
• Ceiling fans
• Fireplaces

Many of the homes available to buyers in Bellasera also come with utility rooms with connections for washers and dryers.

People who buy homes in the community automatically become members of the Bellasera Community Association. This association, headquartered at 7350 East Ponte Bella Drive in Scottsdale, governs the functions and way of life in Bellasera.

It has its own onsite manager, which is hired and employed by a third-party management company. This manager is responsible for overseeing the daily operations and safety within the Bellasera community.

The community association also has a board of directors, comprised of elected homeowners that live in the community. The directors are elected to two-year positions. Elections for directors are staggered and held every April during the association's annual meeting.

The board of directors establishes operational policies for the community and exercises powers and duties to ensure that those policies are enforced. They also approve members of community committees. The association utilizes committees to oversee specific tasks related to:

• Budgeting and finances
• Buildings and grounds
• Communications from the association to homeowners
• Modifications to the community

The community association for Bellasera holds meetings once a month. They are open to the entire community, and any homeowner can attend. People who cannot or choose not to attend meetings can find minutes from them published on the Bellasera Community Association website.

The Bellasera Community Association also oversees the accessibility of the community's 5000-square foot clubhouse. This clubhouse, which is open to all homeowners in Bellasera, offers a host of amenities like:

• Multipurpose rooms for meetings and gatherings
• A media lounge
• A gourmet kitchen
• A fitness center with cardio and weight training equipment
• Locker and steam rooms
• A resort-style swimming pool with lap lanes
• A hot tub
• An outdoor fireplace
• Two lighted tennis courts
• A basketball court

The clubhouse is also the setting for community classes for activities like yoga, water aerobics, and Pilates, as well as gatherings like potluck dinners, ice cream socials, and luncheons.

Moreover, homeowners in Bellasera have access to a community dog park that spans more than 10,000 square feet. There are more than eight miles of trails that are ideal for fitness activities like jogging, walking, and hiking.

Bellasera is also conveniently located to shopping centers, grocery stores, pharmacies, and other necessities in Scottsdale. They are likewise just minutes from local sporting venues used by a number of professional teams, as well as large-area hospitals and nearby medical clinics.

Bellasera also offers convenient access to the local public schools. Families who live in the community can send their children to the schools in the Cave Creek Unified School District, which serves Bellasera. The schools available to children in the community include Lone Mountain Elementary School, Sonoran Trails Middle School, and Cactus Shadows High School.

All of the schools offer top-quality educational programs and have earned both statewide and national recognition for excellence. The elementary and middle schools also have relatively small student body sizes. The student-per-teacher ratio in Cave Creek USD is 23 to one.

Further, state scores show that close to 70 percent of the district's students are proficient in both math and reading. Nationally, Cave Creek USD gets a grade of B-plus. It achieved a grade of A for both academics and college preparation.

Statewide, Cave Creek USD ranks 22 out of the state's 115 school districts for offering the best schools to local students. The district likewise offers employee and teacher awards and incentives.